Leaders from multiple Baptist state conventions will gather in Springfield Jan. 21-23 for a three-day training experience focused on reaching more people with the gospel in the midwestern U.S. The Midwest Leadership Summit, held every other year, brings together Baptists who know well the spiritual need in the region. In Illinois, almost 1,000 Southern Baptist […]
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Northwest Convention head to face Mohler for SBC presidency
A group of Southern Baptists has announced their intention to nominate Randy Adams, executive director of the Northwest Baptist Convention (NWBC), as president of the Southern Baptist Convention. Adams’ intended nomination will be brought to messengers at the SBC annual meeting June 9-10 in Orlando, Fla. Albert Mohler, president of Southern Seminary, was announced in […]
State rep. wants you to pray for Springfield
State representative Dave Severin says Illinois lawmakers need prayer. So, he’s urging churches to sign up and sit in the House gallery when the legislature is in session. The Republican from Marion, who is a member of Whittington Baptist Church, says the idea came to him last June as he was driving home following the […]
Iran attacks ‘a sober moment’ for America
Evangelicals may differ about the best response to Iran’s Jan. 8 missile attack against military bases in Iraq housing U.S. troops, but they seem united in acknowledging the gravity of the situation and calling for prayer. America confronts “a sober moment in history as we face possible armed conflict against Iran,” said Douglas Carver, former […]
Prayer tour hits the road
In early 2019, a group of intercessors boarded a bus and visited four Chicagoland churches. They prayed with and for pastors and congregations, asking God to do mighty things in the city where millions of people don’t yet know Christ. On Feb. 1, the mobile prayer experience will hit the road again, led by Chicago […]
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